Pocket for garments



Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

INVENTOR.

WITNESS:

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UNITED STATES SAUL LEVINE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

POCKET FOR GARMENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

Application filed September 22, 1919. Serial No. 325,293.

To aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, SAUL LEVINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pockets for Garments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

An object of my invention is to provide a safety pocket in conjunction with an ordi- 7 nary pocket, so constructed that the placing of articles in one pocket will not limit the use or capacity of the other pocket.

Another object is to provide a safety pocket which is concealed behind the ordinary pocket, which cannot be readily entered by a pickpockets hand without warning to the wearer, which is simple and durable in construction, and easily applied to ordinary clothing.

In carrying out my invention I provide a bellows-shaped inner pocket wall, the re entrant portion of which forms a partition between the inner and outer pockets.

With such a construction the two pockets formed by the bellows are free to separate and therefore the capacity of the inside or bellows pocket is unaffected by the expanded condition of the outer pocket. Preferably, as is usual, suitable linings for the pockets will be provided.

As a safety feature my invention also contemplates the location of the opening forming an entrance to the bellows pocket in the under face of the flap, which is accordingly continued down and connected to the reentrant portion of the bellows wall to complete the division between the two pockets. In the preferred construction in which the lining is employed, the bottom edge of the flap will be secured to the lining for the reentrant portion, thereby forming a partition between the pockets.

I shall now describe the illustrated embodiment of my invention and shall thereafter point out my invention in claims.

Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a garment showing the normal external appearance of my improved pocket.

Fig. 2 is a similar view but with the flap in raised position to show the opening through which access is had to the inner or safety pocket.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the pocket with the flap raised, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the inside of the garment, showing my improved pocket attached thereto.

The garment 1 has the usual slit or pocket opening 2, and the flap or cover 3 of two thicknesses of material for normally covering the opening. The main inside pocket wall 4: is doubled back upon itself or is re entrant as at 5 to form a bellows-like construction, and the portion above the re entrant portion is secured to the inner face of the garment by stitching 6 along the top and sides, and the outer wall 4 of the reentrant portion is secured along its sides and bottom to the inner face of the garment by stitching 7, the outer or bellows pocket portion 4 being free of the wall of the garment, as shown. Manifestly substantially the same result may be effected by providing a continuation of the wall 4 and folding it back on itself and attaching it to the garment at its top edge near the opening 2, thereby rendering the outer pocket as well as the inner one independent of the garment, although the form shown is preferred. A lining 8 for the pockets is provided which is also reentrant as at 9. The reentrant portion 9 of the lining is connected to the outer edge of the flap by member 10, and this member has an opening 11, therein beneath the flap to provideaccess to the inner or safety pocket. The reentrant or doubled back portions of the pocket wall 4 and of the lining 8, together with the connecting member 10 form the dividing wall between the outer or ordinary pocket and the inner or safety pocket. It will be observed that the opening 11 through which access is had to the inner pocket is normally concealed by the flap and is so placed that it would be diflicult for a pickpocket to insert his hand through it to reach the contents of the inner pocket without knowledge of the wearer of the garment. There is also little danger of articles falling out of the inner pocket when the wearer bends over or stoops, and the pocket so resembles an ordinary pocket construction that casual observation will not disclose the existence of the inner pocket. Owing to the bellows-like construction, the two pockets can each expand unhindered by the other pocket when both pockets are in use, and consequently the capacity of each pocket is not limited by the other, as is the case with ordinary overlapping inner and outer pockets.

' ment down the inner wall of the reentrant portion be comprising It is obvious that various modifications or changes may be made in the construc secured to the inner face of the garment down to the reentrant portion and the inner wall of the reentrant portion being secured to the inner face of the garment along its lower and side edges.

2. A double pocket construction for a garment, having a pocket opening therein,

an inner wall member includfolded to form a rentrant portion, said inner wall member having its edges secured to the inner face of the garto the reentrant portion and ing a part ing secured to the inner face of the garment along its lower and side edges, a flap normally covering said pocket openlng, lining for said pockets, connecting means between the central adjacent lining walls and the outer edge of the flap, said connecting .at its upper en secured to the inner face of the garment along its lower and side edges, a flap normally covering said pocket openlng, lining for said pockets, connecting means between the central adjacent lining walls and the flap, said connecting means having an opening therein to provide access to the inner pocket. 7 w

4:; A garment'having a pocket opening therein, a flap normally covering said opening, outer and inner pockets behind said opening and having a dividing wall between them, said dividing wall being connected 'd to the outer edge of the flap and having an opening therein and beneath said ifiap to provide access there through to the inner pocket.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my signature.

' SAUL LEVINE. 

